Game-table.



I.l I UKACHER.

GAME TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I4, i914. RENEWED JAN. I0' I9I7.

, Patent@ May s, 1917.

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Application led Beceinber 14, 1914, Serial llo. 877,152. Renewed January 1G, 1917. Serial No. Mle. To all efe/tom fitway/ concern.' At the head-end of the table top 5 is a Be it known that l, LEON LUKACHER, a slight depression le Which is for a purpose cit'zen of thel United States, residing at Del 'to be presently described, said depression troit. in the county ot lWayne and State of being at the center line of the table top. 60 lllicliigan, have invented certain neu7 and At the foot of the table top, between tae useful lmproyements in Game-Tables, of Channels l0 and ahead of the cross-channel which the olloting is a specification. ll, 1S a vleld 1n Which are set pins 15 which rlhis invention relates to gaine tables of' latter are designed to be knocked down the bagatelle type, and its object is to pro- When nlaying the game. 65 vide a table of this kind embodying certain The game 1S played by rolling a ball up novel features 'whereby the game is made either one of the alleys at the Sides @if the mom interesting table top, the alley at the right being used by rllhe invention also has for its object t@ right-handed players, and the alley at the orovide a novel and improved pin-setting left by left-handed players. The pins 15 70 mechanism. A' being' set, the player, standingat the :toot These objects are attained by means of a 0f the bl Tolls il ball Ul? the alley- The combination and arrangement of parts to be players ball, upon encountering the curved hereinafter described and claimed, reference Well 7 at the head-end ot the table, either being had to the accompanying drawing in rolls down the table top between the chan- '75 whclgnels l0, or it returns to the foot of the table Figure 1 is a plan view ot the table; Fig. by the other alley. lf it rolls down between 2 is a cross-section on the line 2-2 of Fig. the channels it is liable to enter one of the 1; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the channels before it reaches the pins 15, but line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and l is a sectional if it keeps at the middle of the table it 8O strikes the pins 15. knocking down the same.

vieu' showing the nin-setting mechanism.

`Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 lr the players ball should Jall into the depression la, it Will rest there an instant denotes theY table top., the same being suit- K ably supported on legs 6. rlhe table top is and then roll down the center of the table,

inclined upward toward the head-end, and striking the group of pins 15 centrally so 85 said end is rounded as shown in Fig. 1. @n that all or most of them are knocked down. each side of the table is an alley which leads rllhe pins l5 are arranged in a triangle With from the foot of the table to the head-end the apex at the center of the table top and thereof. These alleys are formed by an upfacing the head-end thereof. lf the players standing marginal Wall 7 extending along ball rolls into one of the channels 10 it is 90 the sides of the table and around the curved forfeited. lt Will thus be seen that the head-end thereof, and two upstanding Walls player, in order to knock down the largest or partitions S extending lengthwise of the number of pins, must roll the ball so that tabletop on opposite sides of the longitudiit Will come down the center of the table nal center line thereof. The Walls 8 extend top and as this requires some degree of skill 95 parallel to the Wall Z in spaced relation the game is made interesting. The forthereivith, and terminate a short distance feited balls roll along the cross-channel l1 from the head-end oit the table top so that and drop through the opening' 12 into the the alleys open to this portion of the table receptacle 13. top. At the foot of the table top the alleys The pin field, or that portion of the table l-U are closed by transverse Walls 9. top 5 on which the pins l5 are set. is level so On each side et the center line of the table that the pins may remain upright until top 5. the latter has a channel 10. These knocked down. channels start a the upper end of the walls The following mechanism is provided for 8 and extend along the inner side thereof, setting the pins 15, the same being illus- 105 and at the foot o1c the table ton the channels trated in Fig. Il. are joined by a cross-channel 11. At the As shown, the table top 5 is provided middle of the channel 11, the table top has with openings 16 at the points Where the an opening 12 beneath which latter is pins are set, these openings extending enmounted a basketor other suitable ball retirely through the table. 'lo the base of l1@ ceptacle 13, placed so that it is accessible to each pin is connected a flexible cable or line the players. 17 which extends through the opening over which the pin seats. Beneath the table top is hinged, as indicated at 18, a cup-shaped receptacle 19 in which is held a weight 2O to which the lines 17 are attached. To the receptacle is connected an operating line 21 which passes over a guide pulley 22 mounted on the under side of the table top and is connected to a hand lever 23 provided with a suitable locking device 24, which latter may be in the form of a toothed segment as shown. When the pins are standing erect, the Weight 2O rests in the receptacle 19, the lines 17 being slack so that the pins may be knocked do-wn when struck by the ball.

- To set the pins, the receptacle 19 is dropped slightly by operating the hand lever 23, whereupon the weight drops and pulls the lines 17 taut, and thereby sets the pins upright again. After the pins have been set, the receptacle is elevated to raise the weight and thus slacken the lines 17.

l claim:

1. A gaine table comprising a top which is inclined toward its head-end and has alleysl along its opposite longitudinal edges, said table top also having channels extending along the alleys on the inside thereof and a cross-channel connecting said channels at the foot of the table top, said crosschannel having an outlet, and a curved wall extending between the alleys near the headend of the table top.

tending between the alleys near the headend of the table top, and a pin field at the foot-end of the table. l

3. A gaine table comprising a top which is inclined toward its head-end and has alleys along its opposite longitudinal edges, said `table top also having channels extending along the alleys on the inside thereof and a cross-channel connecting said channels at the foot of the table top, said crosschannel having an outlet, a curved wall extending between the alleys near the head-end of the table top, and a pin field at the footend of the table, the head-end of the table having a depression which is in longitudinal alineinent with the center of the pin field.

In testimony whereof I affix niy signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEON LUKACHER.

Witnesses:

S. J. LEHRER, H. G. BATCHELOR.

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